Hey there.

You know, when people here post "Farewell" blog entries, they seem a little goofy. But, I couldn't see any good reason not to post one, I have put too much time into goofing off here at GS, so I guess the goof factor wins out.

I got myself suspended from the site a couple of days ago, and this was too much for me to stomach.

Whoa there, sailor! Hold on a sec - This is not a thing where I go off about right and wrong and stuff that doesn't matter. The staff here at GS do what they do, whether it's agreed with or whether it isn't, that is not my point at all. What I could not reconcile with myself over this last run-in with the GS mods is that I can't justify my place in continuing to use this website - I lack honor and integrity in returning to a site where I am at odds with some of the people whose job it is to keep people like me from becoming a problem within the online community here, and I will never have the depth of character, nor the luck, to be able to not always come across as a problem person here to those who have the final say.

You know, that's just life. People have to consciously make the choice whether or not to respect a given framework of rules/regulations/traditions/etc., and whether or not to respect themselves in the process, and this is where I choose to make my exit. No right... no wrong - just a choice.

It would have been five years of being a part of the GS community this coming October for me, and I guess in some way my profile will indeed get to see that happen, but I won't be here. Maybe when October rolls around, you can come to this page and grab a quick peek to see? Maybe I will too, but I won't be logged in, nor will I use this website in any way in between now and then.

It's funny - I have "left" a few times in the past over different things, silly things mostly, but I would have done right by myself to have only left once. Any issues that I have ever had with imagined or real "respect", either from, or for, the staff here at GS, would not have been issues at all if I had stayed true to myself and not gone the route of an "I'm outta here! " ... "No, wait, I'm back again. " idiot. How could anyone command any kind of respect if they don't show proper respect for themselves?

Hey, it doesn't look like it now - what with my friends list all empty - but I owe a big respectful salute to many GS users who have been really cool to me over the past few years. Wow, almost a thousand of you. Holy crap.

I thank you all for being just exactly the way that you were, it made for a unique and fun journey.

Hey, even the people who absolutely can't stand me. Those are the things that make interaction interesting and challenging, even if interactions with others that disagree with me (or despise me) are not always pleasant, at least you respected yourselves enough to be honorable adversaries.

Until next time...

Blessed be and be good!

~ Justin